Graduated Summer 2014 with Ph.D. Contact Information epowers@uw.edu Fields of Interest Deviance and Social Control Group Dynamics Institutions Qualitative Methods Biography M.A, Sociology, University of Washington, 2005 Ph.D., Sociology, University of Washington, 2014 Research Selected Research Powers, Erin. 2014. "Individual-Group Dynamics in a 12-Step Fellowship: Identification, Service, and Recovery in Overeaters Anonymous." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.Adviser: Edgar Kiser, Adviser: Jerald R. Herting Affiliations Home Department Sociology Related News Related News Erin Power's Defends Dissertation (September 15, 2014)